Health Care

Canned beans recalled due to botulism risk

After receiving complaints regarding the "failure of the hermetic seal," Faribault issued the recall for specific lots that were distributed to retail stores nationwide.

Bill Gates and US Trade rep talk vaccines

Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates and United States Trade Representative Katherine Tai held a virtual meeting on Tuesday to discuss increasing COVID-19 vaccine production, global health issues and the proposed waiver to certain provisions of the World Trade Organization’s (WTO) agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) related to the pandemic.

J&J COVID-19 vaccine was paused over blood-clot treatment concerns

U.S. health authorities came close to simply warning about a blood-clotting risk from Johnson & Johnson's Covid-19 vaccine, but decided to recommend pausing use out of concern doctors would improperly treat the condition, people familiar with the matter said. 

Federal advisory panel to meet Wednesday on J&J vaccine

A federal advisory panel will meet Wednesday to debate whether and how Johnson & Johnson's Covid-19 vaccine should continue to be used in the U.S., following reports of rare but severe blood clots among a few recipients.